Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Technology Woes

So whenever we go to Best Buy, Kent always jokes and points to some gianormous flat screen TV and says, "We'll take one of those!" It's become a joke with us since we haven't had cable since ... EVER ... and our TV was the free one I took with me from my parent's home back in 2001. Keep in mind, my parents were never what you called, "Up and with technology". We only got a touch tone phone when they realized I couldn't register for classes when I started college! I would bet you anything they still have their rotary phones! Needless to say, this TV served your basic needs, but that was all we really ever wanted. Neither of us has much time for TV and I prefer reading anyways. But it is our only source of entertainment and we wanted it to last until our 'moving' days were done. Alas, it was not to be and in this last move, we discovered a extremely loud buzzing noise that increases with the brightness of the pictures. If all movies were filmed at night in low lighting, we wouldn't have a problem ... but since we got a netflix membership and are watching all our old childhood movies, we were rather disappointed. We read the subtitles for the last movie and while that's a great way of combining my reading with our entertainment, it does get a little tiring. ;0) So Kent did some research and we now take the time to bid fond farewell to the old, and welcome in the new!


Unfortunately, after we hooked it up, a buzzing sound still remains. We think it might be the DVD player ... it's off to Best Buy we go ... AGAIN!

5 comments:

  1. we still have our big old TV, since we don't have Netfix or anything close. We probably will keep our BIG TV for awhile. It's not as old as yours of course. only 6 years old.hahaha....enjoy your new addition!!

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  2. The funny thing is that we thought it was the DVD player and Kent went and got a new one. When he tried just changing the cords and using the old TV it was clear as a bell, so EVERYTHING - flat screen tv and Dvd player all goes back and we use the good old freebie I got way back when! Talk about a major savings and blessing. Unfortunately we had a taste of what an upgrade would be like and when Kent is done with residency we'll do a serious change over!

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  3. hahahahaha! that is funny :) Nice screen! I am proud of you guys.

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  4. yeah I always talking about catching up with the latest and greatest but then to figure that if I upgrade th eTV, I need to upgrade the DVD player to Blueray to get all my money's worth meaning I need to update all my DVDs to Bluerays. Furthermore I then need to install new sound system to get everything out the way I wanted. Then again, Abbey would complain that I don't spend time with the boys or we can just spend time together watching Elmo on Hi-Def on a BlueRay disc.--why not spend about three grand to watch Elmo. (So everyone please help me to encourage Abbey to buy all these items, I mean after all we are doing it for the kids right? )

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  5. Da, you ability to justify is astounding! ... Can I take lessons? ;0)

    Flo

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